Scottish actor Gerard Butler used a poignant teenage reunion with his estranged father to fuel emotional scenes in his new film “How to Train Your Dragon 2.” The “300” hunk lost contact with his dad, …

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Scottish actor Gerard Butler used a poignant teenage reunion with his estranged father to fuel emotional scenes in his new film “How to Train Your Dragon 2.”

The “300” hunk lost contact with his dad, Edward, after the family emigrated from Scotland to Canada when he was a child.

His mother later returned to their homeland with Butler and his two siblings, but they didn’t hear from Edward for several years and eventually assumed he had died.

However, Butler was reunited with his dad aged 16, and formed a strong bond with him before he lost his battle with cancer six years later.

The actor’s new animated movie features a reunion scene in which his warrior character Stoick is brought back together with his long-lost wife, and Butler reveals he intrinsically knew what to do because of his own experiences with his dad.

He tells Britain’s Daily Record newspaper, “(Stoick) is remembering the days when they were falling in love and it’s a very moving scene.

“It is interesting for me because for 14 years I didn’t see my own father. I didn’t even know he was alive. I just understood that scene from the second they gave it to me. I knew what to do.”

Actor Gerard Butler has proved he’s serious about his romance with Madalina Ghenea after introducing the Romanian model to his family over the Christmas holidays. The “300″ hunk began dating the …

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Actor Gerard Butler has proved he’s serious about his romance with Madalina Ghenea after introducing the Romanian model to his family over the Christmas holidays.

The “300″ hunk began dating the beauty last May, when she was hired to help him promote a new razor for the Dubai-based Super Max brand, and he took her home to his native Scotland in December to meet his mother, Margaret.
The two women in Butler’s life hit it off and they have messaging back and forth ever since.

A source tells the National Enquirer, “They have been keeping in touch with e-mails and texts since the first of the year.”

Butler was previously romantically linked to Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz, and he also had a much-publicized party fling with reality TV star Brandi Glanville.

Actor Gerard Butler suffered a wardrobe malfunction ahead of his TV appearance on “Live with Kelly & Michael” on Tuesday morning after accidentally dousing himself with water. The star was getting …

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Actor Gerard Butler suffered a wardrobe malfunction ahead of his TV appearance on “Live with Kelly & Michael” on Tuesday morning after accidentally dousing himself with water.

The star was getting ready for his interview to promote his new movie, “Olympus Has Fallen,” on the popular talk show when he turned on the wrong sink in his dressing room and soaked his blue suit from head to toe.

Walking on stage, he said, “I was in the dressing room, it was about 15 minutes ago, and you know the little nozzle that you have that hairdressers use? (Well) you guys have two sinks in the dressing room, I pressed the wrong one. I flicked the thing and it went (everywhere).

“I got soaked all down my shirt… all down my pants… But it was 15 minutes with a hairdryer because I was like, ‘I’m gonna walk on looking like I peed myself.’”

Actor Gerard Butler has confirmed reports he once fooled around with reality TV star Brandi Glanville, but he insists he had no idea who she was at the time. The “300″ star appeared on Howard Stern’s …

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Actor Gerard Butler has confirmed reports he once fooled around with reality TV star Brandi Glanville, but he insists he had no idea who she was at the time.

The “300″ star appeared on Howard Stern’s show on Monday and opened up about his fling with Eddie Cibrian’s ex, who once revealed the Scot was an 11 out of 10 in bed.

Butler admitted he had hooked up with the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star at a beach party, but she refused to tell him what she did for a living – and he only knew her as Brandi.

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He recalled, “We hung out, we had a bit of fun and then suddenly, one day, I’m walking down the street and this papper (photographer) … runs up in my face and says, ‘So, Brandi Glanville says you’re great in bed…’ You know what I said? ‘Who’s Brandi Glanville?’ because, one, I didn’t know her last name, and, two, I didn’t know she was a celebrity – and I didn’t know she was gonna go and tell people about it (fling).

“I felt bad. … Then I worked it out … and I called her and said, ‘One, I’m not very happy that you did that because there are certain things you’ve got to keep a little private, and, two, I’m sorry because I said I didn’t know who you were.’”

Scottish movie star Gerard Butler has opened up about his relationship with Romanian model/actress Madalina Ghenea, insisting he is “happier and calmer” since they started dating. The “300″ hunk fell …

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Scottish movie star Gerard Butler has opened up about his relationship with Romanian model/actress Madalina Ghenea, insisting he is “happier and calmer” since they started dating.

The “300″ hunk fell for the European beauty when she was hired to help him promote a new razor for the Dubai-based Super Max brand last year, and the couple was first rumoured to be romantically involved in May.

Actress Jessica Biel attends Film District and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actress Jessica Biel attends Film District and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Actress Jessica Biel attends Film District and Chrysler with the...Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square...Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H....Walker/Getty Images)

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Actress Jessica Biel attends the Film District and Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actress Jessica Biel attends the Film District and Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Actress Jessica Biel attends the Film District and Chrysler with The...Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square...Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H....Walker/Getty Images)

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Actor Gerard Butler attends Film District And Chrysler With The Cinema Society Premiere Of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actor Gerard Butler attends Film District And Chrysler With The Cinema Society Premiere Of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Actor Gerard Butler attends Film District And Chrysler With The Cinema...Society Premiere Of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater...on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H....Walker/Getty Images)

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Actor Gerard Butler attends Film District And Chrysler With The Cinema Society Premiere Of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actor Gerard Butler attends Film District And Chrysler With The Cinema Society Premiere Of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Actor Gerard Butler attends Film District And Chrysler With The Cinema...Society Premiere Of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater...on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H....Walker/Getty Images)

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Actress Uma Thurman attends the Film District and Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actress Uma Thurman attends the Film District and Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Actress Uma Thurman attends the Film District and Chrysler with The...Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square...Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H....Walker/Getty Images)

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Actor Stephen Baldwin attends the Film District and Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" after party at Dream Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actor Stephen Baldwin attends the Film District and Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" after party at Dream Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Actor Stephen Baldwin attends the Film District and Chrysler with The...Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" after party at Dream...Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H....Walker/Getty Images)

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Actor Rodrigo Santoro attends Film District And Chrysler With The Cinema Society Premiere Of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actor Rodrigo Santoro attends Film District And Chrysler With The Cinema Society Premiere Of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Actor Rodrigo Santoro attends Film District And Chrysler With The...Cinema Society Premiere Of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square...Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H....Walker/Getty Images)

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US Soccer National Hall of Famer Tab Ramos attends Film District and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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US Soccer National Hall of Famer Tab Ramos attends Film District and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

US Soccer National Hall of Famer Tab Ramos attends Film District and...Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at...AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. ...(Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actress Anastasia Ganias attends Film District and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actress Anastasia Ganias attends Film District and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Actress Anastasia Ganias attends Film District and Chrysler with the...Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square...Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H....Walker/Getty Images)

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Tiki Barber and Traci Lynn Johnson attend FilmDistrict and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Tiki Barber and Traci Lynn Johnson attend FilmDistrict and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Tiki Barber and Traci Lynn Johnson attend FilmDistrict and Chrysler...with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln...Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew...H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Designer Rachel Roy attends FilmDistrict and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Designer Rachel Roy attends FilmDistrict and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Designer Rachel Roy attends FilmDistrict and Chrysler with the Cinema...Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater...on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H....Walker/Getty Images)

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Model Julie Henderson attends FilmDistrict and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Model Julie Henderson attends FilmDistrict and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Model Julie Henderson attends FilmDistrict and Chrysler with the...Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square...Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H....Walker/Getty Images)

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Tim Cahill and Kenny Cooper attend FilmDistrict and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Tim Cahill and Kenny Cooper attend FilmDistrict and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Tim Cahill and Kenny Cooper attend FilmDistrict and Chrysler with the...Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square...Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H....Walker/Getty Images)

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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel attend the Film District and Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" after party at Dream Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel attend the Film District and Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" after party at Dream Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel attend the Film District and...Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" after...party at Dream Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo...by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actress Lenay Dunn attends the Film District and Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" after party at Dream Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actress Lenay Dunn attends the Film District and Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" after party at Dream Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Actress Lenay Dunn attends the Film District and Chrysler with The...Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" after party at Dream...Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H....Walker/Getty Images)

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Model Quiana Grant attends the Film District and Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" after party at Dream Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Model Quiana Grant attends the Film District and Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" after party at Dream Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Model Quiana Grant attends the Film District and Chrysler with The...Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" after party at Dream...Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H....Walker/Getty Images)

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Model Anja Rubik attends the Film District And Chrysler With The Cinema Society Premiere Of "Playing For Keeps" at Dream Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Model Anja Rubik attends the Film District And Chrysler With The Cinema Society Premiere Of "Playing For Keeps" at Dream Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actress Judy Greer attends the Film District and Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" after party at Dream Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actress Judy Greer attends the Film District and Chrysler with The Cinema Society premiere of "Playing For Keeps" after party at Dream Downtown on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actress Gisella Marengo attends Film District and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actress Gisella Marengo attends Film District and Chrysler with the Cinema Society Premiere of "Playing For Keeps" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Actress Jessica Biel wore an low asymmetrical-cut sheer dress by Versace at the New York City premiere of her new movie, “Playing for Keeps.” She was joined by her co-stars Uma Thurman and Gerard Butler, as well as her new husband Justin Timberlake, who made an appearance at the premiere after-party.

However, the New York Daily News reports the relationship has since developed into something more intimate, with a source telling the publication, “Gerry isn’t seeing other women, which is serious for him, since he always has lots of girls.”

A representative for Butler, who has previously been linked to Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Aniston and reality TV star Brandi Glanville, has refused to comment on the new romance reports.